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Updated story added Dec. 30 at 12 a.m.
Hollis Malone is suspected of working with other teens to carjack a man when he stopped to talk to a woman in Chattanooga. Police have charged a 15-year-old boy and an 18-year-old man with carjacking after a Chattanooga man told police that three black males forced him out of his car at gunpoint Saturday night.
Ronald Blackwell, 19, told police that he was driving to Woodlawn Apartments to visit family around 10 p.m. Saturday when he saw a friend on the side of the road and stopped to talk to her. While talking, three people ran up to the car.
One man jumped in the passenger seat with a silver pistol and unlocked the doors so the other suspects could get in, the victim said. The males then forced Blackwell to give up his cellphone and get out of the car. All the suspects were armed with pistols, Blackwell said.
About two hours later -- just after midnight -- police found the stolen car across town in the College Hill Courts housing development. The driver of the vehicle drove away when police arrived and a "very lengthy pursuit involving multiple agencies" ensued, according to the affidavit.
The car was eventually stopped -- back in the Woodlawn Apartments on Arlington Avenue, according to the affidavit.
A 16-year-old girl, a 15-year-old boy and Hollis Malone, 18, were in the car. Police believe Malone worked with the 15-year-old and another male to pull off the carjacking.
The 16-year-old girl said the teenagers threatened her and forced her to keep driving when police approached. She said she was afraid of the suspects because they are gang members and are known to carry guns.
The girl also told police that the 15-year-old admitted he took part in the carjacking and told her that Malone was also involved. She said he named a third suspect only by his street name.
Malone was charged with criminal conspiracy and carjacking. He is being held in the Hamilton County Jail on a $70,000 bond. The 15-year-old boy was charged with carjacking and criminal conspiracy.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol charged the 16-year-old girl with several traffic offenses, said Tim McFarland, public information officer for Chattanooga police.
The Times Free Press does not release the identity of minors charged with crimes unless they are tried as adults.
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A man was carjacked at gunpoint Saturday night on Arlington Avenue while sitting in his car talking to a woman near the Woodlawn Apartments.
The man told police that he was driving to Woodlawn Apartments in order to visit family around 10 p.m. Saturday when he saw a friend on the side of the road and stopped to talk to her. While talking with her, three men ran up to the car.
One man jumped in the passenger seat with a silver pistol and unlocked the doors so the other suspects could get in, the victim said. The males then forced Blackwell to give up his cell phone and get out of the car. All the suspects were armed with handguns, the victim said.
About two hours later just after midnight, police found the car across town in College Hill Courts. The driver fled when police arrived and after a "very lengthy pursuit involving multiple agencies" the vehicle was stopped back in the Woodlawn Apartments on Arlington Avenue, according to the affidavit.
A 16-year-old girl, 15-year-old boy and 18-year-old Hollis Malone were in the car. Police believe Malone worked with the 15-year-old and another male to pull off the carjacking.
The 16-year-old girl said the teenagers threatened her and forced her to keep driving when police approached.
Malone was arrested and charged with criminal conspiracy and carjacking. He is being held in the Hamilton County Jail on a $70,000 bond.
The Times Free Press does not release the identity of minors charged with crimes unless they are tried as adults.
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